10.3.62
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.62
एके तु श्रुतिभूतत्वात् सङ्ख्यया गवां लिङ्गविशेषेण
eke tu śrutibhūtatvāt saṅkhyayā gavāṃ liṅgaviśeṣeṇa
The line
Some but, because of a compound: scripture, and being already there, saṅkhyaya (सङ्ख्यय), of gava (गव), by means of a compound: a mark, and a difference.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: eke (एके) + tu (तु) + śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) + saṅkhyayā (सङ्ख्यया) + gavāṃ (गवां) + liṅga-viśeṣeṇa (लिङ्ग-विशेषेण)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eke (एके) | nominative plural, masculine | some |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: scripture, and being already there. Read it from the end |
| saṅkhyayā (सङ्ख्यया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | saṅkhyaya (सङ्ख्यय) |
| gavāṃ (गवां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | gava (गव) |
| liṅga-viśeṣeṇa (लिङ्ग-विशेषेण) | instrumental singular | a compound: a mark, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
eke (एके) is some. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: scripture, and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
saṅkhyayā (सङ्ख्यया) is saṅkhyaya (सङ्ख्यय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. gavāṃ (गवां) is gava (गव). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. liṅga-viśeṣeṇa (लिङ्ग-विशेषेण) is a compound: a mark, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eke (एके) and śruti-bhūtatvāt (श्रुति-भूतत्वात्).
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